Lot 47 · Contemporary Art Evening Auction
dono di mercurio allo specchio (mercury's gift to the mirror)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £300,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $511,216–$681,622
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 30 June 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4276468
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4276468 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4276468
Michelangelo Pistoletto, dono di mercurio allo specchio (mercury's gift to the mirror). Sotheby's, 30 Jun 2014, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276468.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4276468.
Michelangelo Pistoletto, dono di mercurio allo specchio (mercury's gift to the mirror). Sotheby's, 30 Jun 2014, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276468.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Jun 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapeaux de Napoleon | Jean Tinguely | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Untitled (Showcase with Egg Sculptures) | Martin Kippenberger | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Youyou | Urs Fischer | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Abdu | Gerhard Richter | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Untitled | Wade Guyton | £1,800,000–£2,400,000 | |
| Lycian Drawing (Nimphidia) | Cy Twombly | £650,000–£850,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Marcel Duchamp seduto su un Brancusi | $520,656 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | |
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Attesa n.5 1962-1973 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Palloncino giallo con sgabello | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Ernesto Esposito | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Colomba | Sotheby's, Feb 2014 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | lei e lui con gli occhiali neri | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Two less one black | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | tenda blu (blue curtain) | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.